Rohrflöte Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 There seem to be a few recordings floating around of Porter Heaps' 'Nocturne for an Orange' but I can't find a copy of the sheet music anywhere online. Does anybody have a copy they'd be willing to scan and send or know where I might be able to source one, please? Many thanks. Recording: https://youtu.be/CE61tM3_PUk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Surtees Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 What a fascinating piece. I've never come across it before, nor Porter Heaps, for that matter. Given that the organist James Welch is from Palo Alto, where Heaps lived in his retirement, it is entirely possible the piece has never been published, and Welch was given a copy personally by the composer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsoff Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Just brilliant and a great way to deal with my least favourite key signature. One observation; make sure that the orange is nice and firm ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choir Man Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 The German Wikipedia has an entry about Porter Heaps: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter_Heaps https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&tab=TT&sl=de&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fde.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPorter_Heaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Newnham Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Hi Somewhere in my music collection I have an organ duet (2 organs) arrangement of something (possibly Battle Hymn of the Republic) by Porter Heaps. I've never played it - can't remember now why I bought it many years ago. Every Blessing Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwhodges Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 This reminds me of that "chopsticks"-type tune which we used to play at school on the black notes by rolling a clenched fist. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarabella Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 A good party-piece. I've seen a similar thing on a viola (the orange being in the left hand of course, the viola held like a viol). It was slightly more subtle because instead of holding the fruit up at the beginning, the player said nothing, and the audience gradually started tittering as they noticed one by one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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